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Dunque perfido Amante
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SAAAT,ATTTB · Allen Garvin
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Dunque perfido Amante by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Lyrics
Dunque perfido Amante:
in preda altrui ti dai,
mentre io credea che tu mio fosti omai.
Ah! giusto mio disdegno,
scaccia da questo core
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About Dunque perfido Amante
Palestrina's Dunque perfido Amante is a secular Italian madrigal for a large choir of six voice parts (SAAAT,ATTTB). The text expresses bitter betrayal and the singer's righteous anger, lamenting a lover who has succumbed to another. The words call for disdain and vengeance, asking the heart to expel the enemy, Love, and to show signs of retribution. The singer vows to follow if the beloved proves as hateful as they were once loved. This composition showcases Palestrina's mastery in setting vivid, emotional text to complex polyphony, characteristic of the Renaissance madrigal tradition.
